diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/build-nightly.yml
index 48158a49..add302cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-nightly.yml
@@ -78,19 +78,12 @@ jobs:
         run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 
       - name: Build UI
+        id: build_ui
         run: |
           make build-frontend
+          echo "ui_tarball=$(make -s pack-frontend)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - name: Pack UI
-        id: pack
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p ./local/artalk_ui
-          cp -r ./public/dist ./public/sidebar ./local/artalk_ui
-
-          mkdir -p ./local/nightly_includes
-          tar -czf ./local/nightly_includes/artalk_ui_nightly.tar.gz -C ./local artalk_ui
-
-      - name: Upload UI
+      - name: Upload UI dist
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: ui-src
@@ -100,11 +93,12 @@ jobs:
           if-no-files-found: error
           retention-days: 1
 
-      - name: Upload UI package
+      - name: Upload UI tarball (included in release)
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: build-ui-pkg
-          path: local/nightly_includes/artalk_ui_nightly.tar.gz
+          name: build-ui-tarball
+          path: ${{ steps.build_ui.outputs.ui_tarball }}
+          if-no-files-found: error
           retention-days: 1
 
   #
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index 3ea3fe73..6264c0aa 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ before:
     # install dependencies
     - make install
     - make build-frontend
+    - make pack-frontend
 
 # build multi-platform
 builds:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0e16f0f6..0130cf74 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ build:
     	$(PKG_NAME)
 
 build-frontend:
-	./scripts/build-frontend.sh
+	@./scripts/build-frontend.sh
+
+pack-frontend:
+	@./scripts/pack-frontend.sh
 
 build-debug:
 	@echo "Building Artalk for debugging..."
@@ -73,7 +76,7 @@ docker-build:
 docker-push:
 	./scripts/docker-build.sh --push
 
-.PHONY: all install run build build-frontend build-debug dev \
+.PHONY: all install run build build-frontend pack-frontend build-debug dev \
 	test test-coverage test-coverage-html test-frontend-e2e \
 	update-i18n update-conf update-conf-docs \
 	update-docs-features update-swagger \
diff --git a/scripts/build-frontend.sh b/scripts/build-frontend.sh
index f3488572..7277ce61 100755
--- a/scripts/build-frontend.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-frontend.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 set -e
 
-if ! command -v pnpm &> /dev/null
+if ! command -v pnpm &>/dev/null && command -v apt-get &>/dev/null;
 then
     apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y -q curl ca-certificates
 
@@ -15,36 +15,26 @@ then
     volta install pnpm@9.10.0
 fi
 
+# build
 pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 pnpm build:all
+pnpm build:auth
 
 ## dist folders
 DIST_DIR="./public/dist"
+I18N_DIR="./public/dist/i18n"
 SIDEBAR_DIR="./public/sidebar"
+PLUGIN_DIR="./public/dist/plugins"
 
-## dist
+# clean
 rm -rf ${DIST_DIR} && mkdir -p ${DIST_DIR}
-cp -r ./ui/artalk/dist/{Artalk.css,Artalk.js} ${DIST_DIR}
-cp -r ./ui/artalk/dist/{ArtalkLite.css,ArtalkLite.js} ${DIST_DIR}
-
-I18N_DIR="${DIST_DIR}/i18n"
-mkdir -p ${I18N_DIR}
-cp -r ./ui/artalk/dist/i18n/*.js ${I18N_DIR}
-
-## sidebar
+rm -rf ${I18N_DIR} && mkdir -p ${I18N_DIR}
 rm -rf ${SIDEBAR_DIR} && mkdir -p ${SIDEBAR_DIR}
-cp -r ./ui/artalk-sidebar/dist/* ${SIDEBAR_DIR}
-
-## plugins
-PLUGIN_DIR="${DIST_DIR}/plugins"
-mkdir -p ${PLUGIN_DIR}
+rm -rf ${PLUGIN_DIR} && mkdir -p ${PLUGIN_DIR}
 
-pnpm build:auth
-cp -r ./ui/plugin-auth/dist/artalk-plugin-auth.js ${PLUGIN_DIR}
-
-## create tarball for release
-mkdir -p ./local/artalk_ui
-cp -r ${DIST_DIR} ${SIDEBAR_DIR} ./local/artalk_ui
-
-mkdir -p ./local/release_includes
-tar -czf ./local/release_includes/artalk_ui.tar.gz -C ./local artalk_ui
+## copy
+cp ./ui/artalk/dist/{Artalk.css,Artalk.js} ${DIST_DIR}
+cp ./ui/artalk/dist/{ArtalkLite.css,ArtalkLite.js} ${DIST_DIR}
+cp ./ui/artalk/dist/i18n/*.js ${I18N_DIR}
+cp -r ./ui/artalk-sidebar/dist/* ${SIDEBAR_DIR}
+cp ./ui/plugin-*/dist/*.js ${PLUGIN_DIR}
diff --git a/scripts/pack-frontend.sh b/scripts/pack-frontend.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..741b57fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/pack-frontend.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+rm -rf ./local/artalk_ui && mkdir -p ./local/artalk_ui
+cp -r ./public/* ./local/artalk_ui
+
+mkdir -p ./local/release_includes
+tar -czf ./local/release_includes/artalk_ui.tar.gz -C ./local artalk_ui
+
+echo $(realpath ./local/release_includes/artalk_ui.tar.gz)